On Thu, 7 Apr 2005 15:33:17 -0700, "mp" wrote:

I avoid these kinds of issues by avoiding UPS whenever possible. In any
case, when I receive a trashed UPS delivery, before signing I ask the driver
to attach a note such as "carton shows shipping damage".

Yeah, right. The UPS guys around here leave the truck idling in the middle of
the street, run the package up & drop it on your porch, (sometimes) ring the
doorbell, and are gone before you can get your duff off the couch.